Guite traces an old oaken altar back to the tree out of which it was made, which also blessed the elements.
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Tag Archives: Malcolm Guite
He Took Us with Him to the Heart of Things
Poet’s writing about the Ascension often focus on our tangled lives.
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When Shepherds Fail Their Flocks
The Bible has multiple passages about shepherds who fail their sheep/ congregations. These two poems by Guite and Moss do the same.
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St. Peter, Master of Misunderstanding
Malcolm Guite captures the beauty of St. Peter’s impulsive behavior.
The Trinity: Beyond, Beside Us, and Within
Maybe, to understand the Trinity, we need poets like Malcolm Guite.
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Reading Proust as Lenten Observance
For Lent this year, I am taking on Proust’s “In Search of Lost Time.” I hope to gain new insight into the nature of fictional engagement.
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Lifting for a Little While the Veil
Micah’s instructions and Jesus’s “Sermon on the Mount” function themselves as poems. Guite has his own poem about Jesus’s sermon.
Jesus as Refugee
Two poems that focus on Jesus as a refugee: Scott Bates’s “Witness” and Malcolm Guite’s “Refugee.”
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He Beholds the City with Tears in His Eyes
Today’s Gospel reading can be applied to Russia’s attack on Ukrainian cities. So can this Malcolm Guite poem.